Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-14

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table gives information about the average hours spent on the Internet by European people of different age groups.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The table illustrates the average hours spent on internet by both genders in Europe from age 11 years to 51+. The age group is divided into 6 catagories.

Overall, the teenagers are using internet mostly. They are highe in numbers while older people are less likely to watch internet.

Firstly, Males between age group of 11 to 15 are 8 in numbers that use internet while 6 females are belong to this catagory. The age group of 16-20 is more prominent with the highest number of people as 19 males and 18 females spent average hours on internet. The 3rd age group is 21-25 years old, 5 females and 7 males of Eurpean people watch internet.

The next age group is 26-30 years old people. 4 number of people from each group watch internet. The second last catagory is of 31-50 rs old people where only 3 males and 4 females spend their average hours on internet. The 51+ old peple are significantly low with 2 males and 3 females who watch internat.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5

The response attempts to address the task by reporting information from the table, but the execution falls short of higher bands. While the overview attempts to highlight that teenagers use the internet the most ('the teenagers are using internet mostly'), the body paragraphs fail to accurately report or synthesise the data. For instance, the student states that 'Males between age group of 11 to 15 are 8 in numbers that use internet', whereas a table of average hours typically represents duration (hours), not the head-count of users ('number of people'). This fundamental misinterpretation of the data type means the main features are not correctly selected or reported. Furthermore, comparisons are largely absent or superficial, keeping this criterion at Band 4.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is organized into paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for different age brackets. However, the logical progression is hindered by repetitive phrasing and awkward mechanical transitions such as 'Firstly' and 'The next age group'. Additionally, referencing is occasionally unclear, as seen in phrases like '4 number of people from each group watch internet'. While the overall arrangement attempts to follow a sequential structure through the age categories, the internal cohesion and linking of ideas are faulty, corresponding to a Band 5.0 level.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple verbs and nouns such as 'watch internet', 'people', and 'numbers'. There are notable spelling and word-choice errors, including 'catagories', 'highe', 'Eurpean', and 'peple'. Furthermore, the misuse of lexical items—such as treating hours spent as a head-count ('8 in numbers that use internet')—indicates a limited range that is barely adequate for the task. The vocabulary allows the reader to grasp the general topic, but frequent errors and lack of flexibility place this at a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical accuracy is weak throughout. There are frequent errors in verb tenses, prepositions, and agreement, such as '6 females are belong to this catagory', '19 males and 18 females spent average hours' (tense inconsistency), and '31-50 rs old people' (unnatural abbreviation and phrasing). Punctuation is generally simplistic. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and demonstrate limited control over complex structures, aligning with a Band 5.0 performance.

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